Paper roll holder



Dec. 12, 1939. 1.. A. WAGNER v 3 PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed June 8, 1954 L/Iz/eE/VCEA W46/V5Q ArroE/yEx Patented Dec. 12, 1939 2,182,831

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,182,831

msfftfli'; $3.25. an. Application June 8, 1934, Serial No. 729,581 6Claim!- (Cl flit-55.2)

My invention relates to a paper roll holder ing is permitted to swingoutwardly, as shown for toilet paper rolls and the like. by dottedlines.

The objects of my invention are: The housing is partially cylindricallyshaped First, to provide a very compact holder of this to conformsubstantially to the paper roll class for enclosing the paper roll andone which placed therein, the cylindrical portion 2a Lying 6 is verysimple and economical of construction; horizontally and the [back side217 being open, Second, to provide a device of this class in with theupper portion and the side wallsic fltwhich the roll may be easilyreplaced, from which ting' against the outer sides of the flanges la.the paper may be easily withdrawn, and which The rear portion of thehousing extends below 10 will not readily get out of order; thecylindrical portion, and the side walls of this 10 Third, to providenovel and simple means for portion plvotally support the housing on therod. directing the free end of the paper downwardly The engagingportions of the upper flange in from the device; and and the housing areprovided with interlocking Fourth, to provide novel means for mountingdepressions lc and projections 2d, whereby the the holder so that it maybe readily removed or housing may be snapped into and heldin a raiseddetached from the securing means for loading position. 4 V the holderwith a new roll. On the inner sides of the side walls 2c are horiwiththe above objects in view, I have devised zontal raised portions inwhich are horizontal v a paper roll holder having certain novel featuresslots 2e, at the forward, or inner ends thereof go of construction, aswill be hereinafter described with respect to the housing. are notchesor slight Q in detail and particularly set' forth in the'apdepressions2/ which are positioned substantially pended claims, reference being hadto the ac at the central portions of the side walls 20. The companyingdrawing which forms a part of this bottoms of the slots and depressionsare prefapplication, and to like characters of reference erablyflushwith the inner sides of the side walls 26 designating similar partson the several views of 20. These depressions are oppositely positionedthe drawing, in which: and are bearings for bearing pins la at the op-Fig. l is'a partial front elevation and partial posite ends of theroller 4' which supports the section of my paper roll holder in one formpaper roll 5. when the housingis shifted about adapted for holdingtoilet paper, the sectional its pivotal axis to the position shownfragmen- 30 portion being taken on the line l-I ofFlg. 2; tarily bydotted lines, the roller may be readily Q,

' Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section th'ereof taken removed by sliding ,thepins from the slots 2c. at 2-2 of Fig. l; 0n the rod 8 are mounted aplurality of rollers Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section thereof taken 6,such as rubber, which are juxtaposed to or in at 3-4 of Fig. 1;engagement with a wall Id extending forwardly Fig. 4 is a fragme tarysectional elevation, at an angle from the lower edge of the wall plate asimilar to Fig. 2, of a slightly modified construc- I, and preferablyslightly resilient with respect to the rollers 8. On one end of the rodis a knob m 5 1s a fragmentary action thereof taken '1 for rotating therollers i when desiring to feed at of the end of the paper downwardly,as shown. 40 Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another slightly The Paperis held between the and (I modified-form; and, 3 wan zfi z g g f thedapmd' g paper mm a e oe. $22 g gf taken The embodiment shown in ms. 4and 5. a the The paper roll homer shown in 1' 2' and same as thatdescribed above except that in this 3 instance the side flanges of thebracket or wall a consists essentially of a supporting bracket I plate Iare provided with downwardly inclined and a housing or cover 2. Thebracket is in the Slots le forming hook portions into which form of aplate securable in any suitable mantend pm 3, can-18d by d extendinginwardly wall, and h at its upper and from theside walls of the housing2, for remov 5 edges, utward1y ext-ending flange ably locking thehousing on the wall plate. locating h 1101151118 which is Positioned Inthe modified structure shown in Figs. 8 and the same. At the lower endsof the lateral -7, th b k t or wall plate is omitted and the flanges areears or journals lb through which housing 2 provided on the side walls20, and adand the lower portions of the side walls of the iacent therear edges, with laterally extending 55 housing extends a rod 1 aboutwhich the housears 0 having slots extending upwardly from u the loweredges for supporting the housing on screws, as shown by dotted lines.

In this modification, there is also provided at the lower end anadditional rod I0, parallel to 5 the rod 3, and having thereon rollers Hpositioned preferably in engagement with the rollers 6, for feeding thepaper downwardly.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, and certainmodifications thereof, I do not wish to be limited to this construction,nor to the modifications thereof,-but desire to include in the scope ofmy invention the construction, combination, and arrangementsubstantially as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a housing open at its back, abracket for pivotally support! ing the same with its open back against awall, means for supporting a paper roll in the housm ing, and a feedroller rotatably mounted at the lower end of the housing, the brackethaving a portion thereof forming an inclined wall resiliently directedtoward the back of the roller for forcing paper from the roll againstthe roller. 3| 2. In a device of the class described, a bracketsecurable to a wall at its back, a housing, a rod pivotally connectingthe lower side of the housing to said bracket adjacent said back, saidhousing being detachably securable at its upper end to the upper end ofthe bracket. the housing having side walls extending forwardly of thebracket and having bearing depressions'at the inner surfaces andsubstantially middle portion of the opposite side walls, and a paperroller nou tatably mounted at its ends in said depressions,

- said rod having paper feed rollers thereon and so positioned oppositethe lower portion of the bracket as to receive therebetween the end ofthe paper supported on the first roller.

3. In a device of the class described, a bracket securable to a wall atits back, a housing, a rod pivotaliy connecting the lower side of thehousing to said bracket adjacent said back, said housing beingdetachably securable at its upper end to the upper end of the bracket,the housing having side walls extending forwardly from the bracket andalso horizontal slots in the inner surfaces of said side walls, saidslots extending forwardly from the bracket and provided at the forwardends thereof within the housing with slight depressions, and a paperroller rotatably mounted at its ends in said depressions, said rodhaving paper feed rollers thereon and so positioned opposite the lowerportion of the bracket as to receive therebetween the end of the papersupported on the first roller.

4. In a device of the class described. a bracket securable to a wall atits back, a housing, a rod pivotaliy connecting the lower side of thehousing to said bracket adjacent said back, said housing beingdetachably securable at its upper end to the upper end of the bracket,the housing having side walls extending forwardly from the bracket andalso having horizontal slots in the inner surfaces of said side walls.said slots extending forwardly from the bracket and provided at theforward ends thereof within the housing with slight depressions, a paperroller rotatably mounted at its ends in said depressions, said rodhaving paper feed rollers thereon and so positioned opposite the lowerportion of the bracket as to receive therebetween the end of the papersupported on the first roller, and a knob on the rod for manuallyrotating th'e'rollers and feeding the paper.

5. In a\paper roll holder, a bracket mountable on a wall, an open-backhousing pivotaliy hung at the bottom of said bracket and provided on itsinner side surfaces with depressions, a paper roller seatable in saiddepressions, feed rollers on the pivot of the housing, and resilientmeans on said bracket bearing against said feed rollers when the housingis mounted on the bracket to guide paper from said paper roller out ofthe housing.

6. A paper roll holder comprising, a wall bracket, an open-back housing,means pivotaliy combining said bracket and housing at the bottom, thehousing above its pivot extending outwardly cylindrically to hold a rollof paper and provided with pockets for receiving the bearing pins of gthe paper roll, said pockets extending from the axial center of thehousing to its open back in order to prevent dislodgment of the paperroll pins when the housing is closed, but being upwardly directed whenthe housing is swung outwardly on its pivot thereby to facilitateinsertion of the paper roll bearing pins, a feed roller at the housingpivot, and a member projecting from the bracket for yielding contactwith said feed roller.

7. In a device of the class described, a housing open at its back, abracket for pivotally supporting the same with its open back against awall, means for supporting a paper roll in the housing, and a feedroller coaxial with the pivotal axis of the housing and bracket, one ofthe latter having a portion resiliently directed toward the roller forforcing paper from the roll against the roller.

LAURENCE A. WAGNER.

